I was thinking along a similar lines: spread sheet. Any time I have to
create a data base, I bypass Access (Yes, it's microsoft, but it didn't cost
me anything, it came with the computer-used) and go to Excel. In this case
one would want to use freeware, obviously-I just lucked out to have Office
on the computer when I got it. One column each for the name, web link,
discription (most folks have no idea how much info you can stick in one cell
and it's still only one cell) copied from the web site or from the post in
the ng, and another for where it is stored.
If I were to do this with freeware (and I'd never thought of it, so I might
just do it-thanks for the idea), I'd store all the software up to the
content of a cd, creating a workbook page for it, and then burn it all to a
disk together, with the workbook sheet for reference, and label it-adding
the label info (name, number, however one indexes the cds) in a row of the
workbook page (crossreferencing). This would allow one to delete the
"location" column in the worksheet after the items are burned to the cd-they
aren't likely to move after that.
I suppose you could also add another column for a mini discription for
sorting-word processing, spread sheet, anti-virus, etc.
having the info in a wpread sheet also allows for printing the worksheets if
you care to create a binder of the lists. maybe keep the cds in pocket
pages in the cd?
I realize this would be a huge undertaking if you already have a ton of
software stored, but for a nub that is just starting it might work quite
nicely.
I suppose this would also work for keeping track of what is installed on the
computer, and when and what version, etc.
Wish I'd thought of keeping a catalog
btina
